Egyptian protesters stormed the walls of the American embassy in Cairo, tore down the U.S. flag and ripped it to shreds. The protesters, mostly conservative Salafists, were angered by reports of a film made in the U.S. that ridiculed the Prophet Mohammad. An extremist, fringe act in one corner of the world was met by another one in Egypt's capital.

Egyptian protesters perch atop the walls of the U.S. embassy, which are spraypainted with Arabic graffiti that reads "any one but you God's prophet" during a protest in Cairo, Sept. 11, 2012. The protesters, mostly ultra conservative Islamists, climbed the walls of the U.S. embassy in Cairo, went into the courtyard and brought down the flag, replacing it with a black Salafist flag.

Egyptian protesters stormed the walls of the American embassy in Cairo, tore down the U.S. flag and ripped it to shreds. The protesters, mostly conservative Salafists, were angered by reports of a film made in the U.S. that ridiculed the Prophet Mohammad. An extremist, fringe act in one corner of the world was met by another one in Egypt’s capital.